The Trinidad and Tobago government promised on Thursday that the health ministry will soon begin construction of a hospital in Point Fortin hospital.
Minister of Health Therese Cornelis-Baptiste told reporters Thursday it's part of a plan for five new hospitals. She said the ministry is giving priority to two of them - Point Fortin, which will have 100 beds and one in central Trinidad catering for 220 beds.
Minister of Health Therese Cornelis-Baptiste told reporters Thursday it's part of a plan for five new hospitals. She said the ministry is giving priority to two of them - Point Fortin, which will have 100 beds and one in central Trinidad catering for 220 beds.
"We are going to start on the Central and Point Fortin Hospital in this year," she said.
There are also plans for a new 565-bed hospital in Port of Spain, one in Arima with 150 beds and the fifth in Sange Grande. The minister said the projected completion time for a small hospital of 100-220 beds is 36 months. She said all five could be completed by 2016.
She said once the tendering process is completed "Cabinet will give us the funding ...for the commencement of the new hospital in Central Trinidad and the new replacement long-overdue Point Fortin hospital, the retrofitting of the Port of Spain General Hospital, the upgrade of the San Fernando General Hospital, the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex and the Caura Hospital."
She said the Ministry of Works and Transport would provide technical assistance and make recommendations for an appropriate construction delivery model and the provision of project management services for the construction of the new hospitals.
In other news from cabinet, Transport Minister Jack Warner announced that cabinet has approved draft legislation that would ban the use of hand-held cell phones while driving.
There are also plans for a new 565-bed hospital in Port of Spain, one in Arima with 150 beds and the fifth in Sange Grande. The minister said the projected completion time for a small hospital of 100-220 beds is 36 months. She said all five could be completed by 2016.
She said once the tendering process is completed "Cabinet will give us the funding ...for the commencement of the new hospital in Central Trinidad and the new replacement long-overdue Point Fortin hospital, the retrofitting of the Port of Spain General Hospital, the upgrade of the San Fernando General Hospital, the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex and the Caura Hospital."
She said the Ministry of Works and Transport would provide technical assistance and make recommendations for an appropriate construction delivery model and the provision of project management services for the construction of the new hospitals.
In other news from cabinet, Transport Minister Jack Warner announced that cabinet has approved draft legislation that would ban the use of hand-held cell phones while driving.
He said the recommendation is for a $5,000 fine for anyone violating the law. The fine would double if it is not paid within 14 days, he said. "And if you don't pay within 28 days, then court," he added.
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